Head to head
Walker Welch vs Benjamin Kyle
Two careers, 49 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Walker Welch (United States) and Benjamin Kyle (Canada) have met in 49 rounds across 10 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Benjamin Kyle leads Walker Welch: 28 finishes in front to 21.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Walker Welch holds the faster single in 7, Benjamin Kyle in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Walker Welch single | average | Benjamin Kyle single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.80 | 8.66 | 6.34 | 8.13 |
| 2×2 | 0.66 | 1.82 | 1.26 | 1.85 |
| 4×4 | 29.61 | 33.54 | 44.02 | 50.01 |
| 5×5 | 55.06 | 1:02.22 | 1:45.33 | 1:53.24 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 38.46 | 1:18.86 | 2:02.10 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 21.00 | 19 moves | 22.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.05 | 15.35 | 11.94 | 17.11 |
| Megaminx | 50.08 | 59.04 | 1:12.50 | 1:20.26 |
| Pyraminx | 2.06 | 3.67 | 1.25 | 2.03 |
| Skewb | 1.38 | 3.88 | 2.46 | 4.33 |
| Square-1 | 7.88 | 13.83 | 20.47 | 38.38 |
Year by year
every meeting, 49 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Walker Welch | Benjamin Kyle | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.25 | 4.74 | Walker Welch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.82 | 9.59 | Benjamin Kyle |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 27 moves | 22.67 | Benjamin Kyle |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.88 | 2.92 | Benjamin Kyle |
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 21.00 | 24 moves | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | FMC under the Mistletoe 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | First round | 23.00 | 25 moves | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | FMC under the Mistletoe 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 25.00 | 22 moves | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | FMC LIVE - North America 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | First round | 23.00 | 24.00 | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | FMC LIVE - North America 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 25.00 | 24 moves | Walker Welch |
| 2024 | FMC Canada 2024 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 25.00 | 25 moves | Walker Welch |
| 2024 | FMC 2024 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 29.00 | 29.67 | Walker Welch |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | 3×3 | First round | 10.86 | 9.10 | Benjamin Kyle |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.83 | 9.72 | Benjamin Kyle |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.69 | 23.36 | Walker Welch |
Full careers: Walker Welch · Benjamin Kyle. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.